Husband of Twila G. Weimer who resided in Trevorton, Pennsylvania.
Lester served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17G (#42-102552), 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 25, 1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed in a machine shop and also as Married.
Lester was "Killed In Action" when his B-17, after taking off from from Snetterton Heath, was hit by enemy flak and crashed on Rue Pajol and Rue Ricquet Streets, Paris, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 33498704
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#42-102552):
Horn, Jay H ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Ohio
McCreary, Clifford N ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kentucky
Monaco, Anthony L ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Morris, Henry G ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Texas
Murray, John J, Jr ~ FO, Co-Pilot, New York
Vigliante, Anthony F ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Weimer, Lester N ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Maryland
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Lester served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17G (#42-102552), 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 25, 1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed in a machine shop and also as Married.
Lester was "Killed In Action" when his B-17, after taking off from from Snetterton Heath, was hit by enemy flak and crashed on Rue Pajol and Rue Ricquet Streets, Paris, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 33498704
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#42-102552):
Horn, Jay H ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Ohio
McCreary, Clifford N ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kentucky
Monaco, Anthony L ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Morris, Henry G ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Texas
Murray, John J, Jr ~ FO, Co-Pilot, New York
Vigliante, Anthony F ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Weimer, Lester N ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Maryland
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Husband of Twila G. Weimer who resided in Trevorton, Pennsylvania.
Lester served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17G (#42-102552), 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 25, 1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed in a machine shop and also as Married.
Lester was "Killed In Action" when his B-17, after taking off from from Snetterton Heath, was hit by enemy flak and crashed on Rue Pajol and Rue Ricquet Streets, Paris, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 33498704
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#42-102552):
Horn, Jay H ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Ohio
McCreary, Clifford N ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kentucky
Monaco, Anthony L ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Morris, Henry G ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Texas
Murray, John J, Jr ~ FO, Co-Pilot, New York
Vigliante, Anthony F ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Weimer, Lester N ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Maryland
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Lester served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17G (#42-102552), 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 25, 1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed in a machine shop and also as Married.
Lester was "Killed In Action" when his B-17, after taking off from from Snetterton Heath, was hit by enemy flak and crashed on Rue Pajol and Rue Ricquet Streets, Paris, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 33498704
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#42-102552):
Horn, Jay H ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Ohio
McCreary, Clifford N ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kentucky
Monaco, Anthony L ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Morris, Henry G ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Texas
Murray, John J, Jr ~ FO, Co-Pilot, New York
Vigliante, Anthony F ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Weimer, Lester N ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Maryland
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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